Purification of pyrogallol



extracted with 300 parts by weight of solvent naphtha or Xylene until the extraction is completed, as indicated by cooling a test portion or the solvent to about 29 C., and noting that no further crystallization taires place. The hot solution of the pyrogallol thus obtained is then cooled to about 2Go C. to crystallize the pyrogallol from the solution, and the crystallized pyrogaliol is then filtered, blown as dry as possible in the iilter press, and dried in an oven at about 80 C2 The solvent can be used over again repeatedly Without distillation The purified pyrogallol obtainable by the present process is of a crystalline structure, practica ly free trom tarry1 material and trom gallic and other carboxy-acids. The purified pyrogallol is suiiciently free 'from impurities to be of good technical grade.,

lts melting point has been found to be above 130 in most cases and the product is White or nearly 4white in color.

The improved method oit the present invention gives a high yield of the pyrogallol and it can be carried out with but a very e small solvent loss, inasmuch as the same solvent can be used repeatedly. The hydrocarbon solvents which We have found particularly advantageous and to be recoinrnended are Xylene and solvent naphtha,

which should be practioally'anhydrous and distill around 130 to '1459 with no entrained Water.. Kerosene' can be used, but We regard its use as less advantageous and? less to be recomendedv as We have found that nylons and solvent naphtha yield somewhat better results.

l. The method ot purifying pyrogallol, which comprises extracting the pyrogallol with, a hot hydrocarbon solvent therefor, separating the hot solution rom the insoluble material, and recovering the pyrogallol in a crystalline state from the resulting solu-v tion by cooling. y.

2. The method of purifying crude pyrogall'ol, which comprises treating the same with a boiling hydrocarbon solvent, separating the hot solution from the insoluble material, and allowing the solution to cool,

gallol, which comprises treating the crude pyrogallol with boiling solvent naphtha, separating the resulting solution from the tarry impurities, and'cooling the resulting solution to bring about crystallization of the s pyro allol.

5. lhe process ot purifying crude pyrogallol, Which comprises subjecting the crude pyrogallol to extractionwi'th boiling solventl naphtha, separating the solution from the insolu'oleimpurities, cooling the solution to bring about crystallization, separating the crystallized pyrogaliol by mechanical means, and driving oii" the adhering solvent by drying to about 80 C',

6. The process ot purifying crude pyrogallol, ywhich comprises subjecting a body of the crude material to extraction with a,

hot hydrocarbon solvent, separating the resulting `solution `i'roin insoluble impurities, cooling the solution to bring about crystallisation of the pyrogallol therefrom, and

'using the same solvent repeatedly for the treatment ci further amounts ot crude pyro-` gallol.

7. rlhef method of purifying crude pyrogallol, which comprises subjecting a body of crude material to extraction with a hot hydrocarbon solvent by percclating the solvent through the crude material, and al- Y lowing the resulting hot solution to cool to separate the pyrogallol therefrom by crystallization.

ln testimonyl whereof We aiiix our signatures.

DoMiNic J. oUTnoNA. sonner B. McoANN. non W. BissELL. 

